If you are from Mass and are a legit fan of local metal and hardcore, odds are you know the band Ramming Speed, who for the last few years have been honing their skills with a flurry of crust, hardcore, thrash and some good ole’ fashioned grind to make sure those sunshine boys in Cali [...]
You know all those crazy videos that you see posted everywhere in the metal community? You know, the smooth jazz version of Lamb of God’s “Set to Fail”, or the Disney radio version of “Hammer Smashed Face” by Cannibal Corpse? These vids have become quite the phenomenon, particularly on Youtube, and its due in large [...]
HYPNO5E, the French progressive metallers who are set, in this author’s mind, to take the Americas by storm in 2010. With the popularity of their countrymen Gojira, and that off style of metal that has caught on so enthusiastically, HYPNO5E are a shoe-in with an even more developed sense of artistry and untapped imagination that [...]
Stefan Kaufmann has long been a steadfast member of both Accept and U.D.O., two legendary German bands, as both drummer and guitarist. With the latest release from U.D.O., Dominator, having just been released in the U.S. and worldwide to much acclaim, and thus another chapter in the history of his involvement in heavy metal, it [...]
Several months ago, I had the opportunity to review a new album, Absolute Zero, by an underground act known as Tetrafusion. Also around this time, I had just reviewed Scale the Summit’s newest release, and upon listening to Absolute Zero, I knew that something special was happening in the world of metal. Since then, instrumental [...]
Gus G, whether you know his music or not, is truly one of the most prolific metal guitarists of our time. Having participated in such high profile acts as Arch Enemy, Nightrage, Dream Evil and Mystic Prophecy as well as a founding role in the power metal breakout group Firewind, Gus G has already cemented [...]
All Shall Perish, perhaps one of the most prolific death metal bands coming out of the underground to this day. Back when Hate.Malice.Revenge came out (the band’s debut record), I knew I had stumbled upon something incredibly significant. At the time, metalcore was raging across the country, and this album coming out of California blew [...]
All Metal Resource recently reviewed Arizona death thrash outfit Hemoptysis‘ EP Who Needs A Shepherd?, which turned out to be quite the effort from this young band. I had the opportunity to ask the band a few questions in regards to their sound, this EP of theirs, and the status of the metal scene.
AMR: First [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to review the indie Viking epic, Severed Ways (which can be read here) which I thought was a fantastic film. Furthering that opportunity, I was able to ask a few questions of the film’s director Tony Stone who revealed much about his motivations in planning and [...]
Hailing from a land often associated with church burnings and Satanism as it pertains to metal, one Norwegian band is fighting back stereotypes with their brand of melodic progressive metal that has about as much in common with Mayhem as Crocodile Dundee has with New York City. Circus Maximus is, by far, one of the [...]
